At least they wouldn't obstinately refuse to add in folders despite the fact that every user begs for them.

And with Linus, it's not usually about the person (unless the person is actually being obstinate or negligent).

Maybe he's not as obstinate as we think he is.

Mozilla's obstinate asshattery around <video> is the biggest present obstacle to getting rid of Flash Video.

I'm no expert on debates, but I was paying significantly more attention to your message simply because he was being so rude and obstinate.

No, it's because they're constantly evaluating and updating their plan to adapt to obstacles rather than attempting to ignore obstacles and proceed obstinately along the same route that they had in mind at the beginning.